Helen Clifton
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Helen Clifton (4 May 1948 – 14 June 2011) was a British
Salvation Army Commissioner. She spent her childhood in London
, connected to the Edmonton Corps of The Salvation Army
. She was a teacher before entering the International Training College at Denmark Hill, London
, to become a full-time Officer of The Salvation Army. She married the now retired General
of The Salvation Army
, Shaw Clifton
, in 1967.
She held a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in English Language and Literature from Westfield College
, University of London
and a Post-Graduate Certificate of Education from Goldsmiths’ College, University of London
.
United Kingdom
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Salvation Army Commissioner. She spent her childhood in London
London
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, connected to the Edmonton Corps of The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....
. She was a teacher before entering the International Training College at Denmark Hill, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, to become a full-time Officer of The Salvation Army. She married the now retired General
Generals of The Salvation Army
thumbnail|left|1st General, William BoothGeneral is the title of the international leader of The Salvation Army, a Christian denomination with extensive charitable social services that gives quasi-military rank to its ministers .Usage of the term General began with the Founder of The Salvation...
of The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....
, Shaw Clifton
Shaw Clifton
Shaw Clifton is a former General of The Salvation Army. He succeeded John Larsson as the 18th General on 2 April 2006.-Career:Shaw Clifton was born on 21 September 1945 in Belfast, Northern Ireland....
, in 1967.
She held a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in English Language and Literature from Westfield College
Westfield College
Westfield College was a small college situated in Kidderpore Avenue, Hampstead, London, and was a constituent college of the University of London from 1882 to 1989. The college originally admitted only women as students and became coeducational in 1964. In 1989, Westfield College merged with Queen...
, University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
and a Post-Graduate Certificate of Education from Goldsmiths’ College, University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
.